It was only a matter of time

He was wearing full, Islamic-style robes in black, and wore a burka that was covering his face.

The town was sealed off.

It was only a matter of time that this was going to happen.

A terrorist threat could easily happen again.

It is a danger to the public, and a security threat, as they can get away with hiding anything under the Islamic robes.

Muslim women should be banned from wearing the burka.

It has already been banned in France and the Netherlands.

They cannot be identified and it is a security problem.

Muslim women should not be allowed to walk around in this country with their faces covered.

Name withheld (via e-mail) Poor cockerel in village’s fair I KNOW northerners enjoy quaint little customs like clog-dancing, putting ferrets up their trousers, and drinking mild beer, but nevertheless I was astonished to find the highlight of Roughlee’s annual fayre the other weekend was a bizarre event called Cock-a-doodle-Poo.

Villagers excitedly wagered a pound over which one of 80 squares laid out like a chess board a poor, confused cockerel would finally defecate on.

Apart from the disgusting language used, I wonder how funny all those people would have found it if they, like the poor rooster, had been forced to do a number two in public just to give others a big laugh.

Whatever next in Rough-lee? Perhaps a drunken wife-beating contest?

Charlie Garth, Ampthill, Bedfordshire (via e-mail)